Spiced squash with lentils on labneh
Ingredients
for 4 person
| 500 g | plain yoghurt |
| ¾ tsp | salt |
| 2 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 tsp | garlic powder |
| ½ tsp | smoked paprika |
| ¼ tsp | cinnamon |
| ¾ tsp | salt |
| 500 g | Butternut squash, peeled and cut into slices approx. 1 cm thick |
| 80 g | beluga lentils (beluga) |
| water, boiling | |
| 80 g | pitted green olives, cut into rings |
| 1 bunch | flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
| 1 | organic lime, use a little grated zest and 1 tbsp of juice |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
How it's done
Labneh
Add the salt to the yoghurt, pour the yoghurt into a sieve lined with a cheesecloth. Place the sieve over a bowl, cover and leave to drain in the fridge for approx. 8 hrs. or overnight.
Squash
In a bowl, mix the oil with all the other ingredients up to and including the salt. Add the squash, mix, spread on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
To roast
Approx. 25 mins. in the upper half of an oven preheated to 220 °C.
Lentils
Cook the lentils in boiling water for approx. 20 mins. until soft. Drain the lentils, transfer to a bowl. Add the olives along with all the other ingredients up to and including the lime juice, mix, season with salt.
To serve
Spread the labneh on a platter. Top with the squash and lentils.
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